New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Ace wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will spearhead the Indian challenge in the freestyle and women’s competitions respectively at the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships, to be played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here from February 18 to 23.
Bajrang will be out to defend his Asian Championships gold, won at Xi’an, China last year while Vinesh, who had to settle for a bronze in Xi’an in 2019, is a strong contender for the gold at home.
Both, Bajrang and Vinesh have returned with bronze medals from the UWW World Wrestling Championships, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, last year.